{"active":true,"first_name":"Soney","last_name":"Varghese","race":"Asian","gender":"Male","rank":"SGT","command":{"command":"079 DET","assignment_date":"2026-07-29","id":"79det"},"shield_no":3931,"taxid":"957246","complaint_ids":[202508287,202507686,202508123,202505433,202408631,202408045,202407348,202406126,202406021,202406331,202405917,202311408,202403054,202001734,201805449,201800773,201706535,201700445,201601341,201506873],"command_history":[{"command":"075 DET","id":"75det"},{"command":"081 DET","id":"81det"},{"command":"081 PCT","id":"81pct"},{"command":"073 PCT","id":"73pct"}],"appt_date":"2014-07-09","age":42,"shield_no_history":[15438,3642],"lawsuits":[{"name":"Jackson, Tyris vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2026-02-09","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"504142/2026","court":"Supreme Court - Kings"},{"officer_name":"Varghese, Thomas","start_date":"2025-01-10","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","docket":"500788/2025","name":"Rodriguez, Guillermo Coronado vs City of New York, et al.","payout_amount":0},{"name":"Sheppard, Cvanti vs The City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-04-02","disposition_date":"2025-04-22","payout_amount":27500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"24CV01985","court":"U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68352468/sheppard-v-the-city-of-new-york/"},{"name":"Teague, Tiffany vs City of Ny, et al.","start_date":"2024-03-12","payout_amount":0,"disposition":"","docket":"506630/2024","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","summary":"On December 12, 2022, unnamed NYPD officers unlawfully arrested and tightly handcuffed Plaintiff without probable cause. In November 2022, Plaintiff's son had been badly attacked in the vicinity of his school, and Plaintiff attempted to guard her son from being hit; Defendant officers possessed photos and videos demonstrating that Plaintiff had committed no wrongdoing whatsoever. Plaintiff had visited the 81st Precinct to meet and follow up with detectives about her son's harassment and assault by students at his school. \n\nHowever, at the 81st Precinct, Plaintiff was directed to remove her hijab despite her explaining multiple times that she is a practicing Muslim and it is forbidden for men outside her family to touch or see her hair. Detective Soney Varghese placed his hand inside Plaintiff's hijab, touching and exposing her hair. Plaintiff, ashamed, removed her hijab for the photograph based on the promise of a quick release. Plaintiff was fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. Defendant police officers provided the DA office with false, misleading and incomplete information that Plaintiff had committed crimes. On May 15, 2023, all charges against Plaintiff were dismissed.","documents":[{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20240813195725/https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=DWicTZml6A2WO6KlGaBeEw==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"B., A. an Infant By Her Mng Kearney, Hilda vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2020-06-25","disposition_date":"2021-03-10","payout_amount":25000,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"509143/2020","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Varghese, Soney","summary":"On July 20, 2019, an infant plaintiff was present in front of a building. The infant plaintiff was assaulted and battered by police officers. Plaintiff was grabbed, tackled to the ground, and then placed in handcuffs. plaintiff was then taken into custody, held, and then released to her grandmother without being charged.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=P1od6Wh9Vcy1_PLUS_98baV9kew==","type":"complaint"}]},{"name":"Sigue, Billy, et al. vs City of New York, et al.","start_date":"2018-02-23","disposition_date":"2020-05-26","payout_amount":352500,"disposition":"Settlement","docket":"503786/2018","court":"Supreme Court - Kings","officer_name":"Varghese, Soney","summary":"On August 12, 2017 Plaintiffs were lawfully inside an apartment when unnamed POs and PO Soney Varghese falsely arrested them with excessive force. Plaintiffs' hands were zip-tied unreasonably and excessively tight. POs ignored Plaintiffs' please to loosen the handcuffs over the course of one hour, causing Plaintiffs to sustain injury. Plaintiffs Jacob and Grant sustained further injuries when a PO attempted to remove their zip ties. Plaintiffs were taken to the 81st Precinct, where they were denied their rights, including their Miranda rights, and denied the opportunity to use the restroom prior to being placed in a cell. Plaintiff Sigue urinated himself as a result. An unnamed PO took pictures of each Plaintiff on his personal cell phone, intimidating and threatening Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs were released at various times without an arraignment. \n\nPlaintiffs' possessions and property were vouchered at the 81st Precinct but some possessions and property were not returned to Plaintiffs. Additionally, POs failed to lock and secure the premises of the apartment after the arrest of all occupants, and Plaintiff's property was taken from the apartment as a result. Plaintiffs were maliciously prosecuted and issued a summons for possession of an open container of alcohol, which was dismissed on October 13, 2017.","documents":[{"url":"https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDocument?docIndex=Sl4EukuP8yPNbW9znkEjAA==","type":"complaint"}]}],"documents":[{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21029758-varghese-79a3888a7cb6c16ca7f9e27af2d79cea76440e08","type":"brady-giglio","complaints":[{"complaint_id":201901710,"available":true}]},{"url":"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21058869-upd-varghese-957246-07-10-20","type":"brady-giglio"}],"payroll":{"salary":"105606","regular":"105305","overtime":"74220","other":"17993","total":"197519"},"id":"MMQ9","url":"https://www.50-a.org/officer/MMQ9"}